Time Travel

[Biff]

I'm sure I read somewhere once that many a year ago there was a real belief by the medical profession that humans wouldn't be able to breathe if travelling faster that 20MPH! As such there was a real attempt by said medical hexperts to limit motorised vehicles top speeds. A bit like only allowing people to ride GC125's!

[MSTRS:Me]

I know the "cages" it this old pic of 1920 Te Kuiti are "Tin Lizzies", but what is the bike on the left next to the power pole?

Wouldn't put money it - but could be a Rudge

[RiderInBlack]

Fu*k I need broadband. Attaching those pic was too slow!

[toads]

Dunno' either, but the street hasn't changed much.

this is funny and true!! lol

My step father, who is is his 70's told me he had a gokart back in the days, which was powered by a puch sgs 250 engine, he had megaphone exhausts on this thing and reckoned it went like a cut snake, the thing is, 20mph feels bloody fast sitting 3 inches off the ground eh!, I reckon it's all relative. Personally speed doesn't thrill me, but handling does, this is where the old timers would probably come into their own, cos some of the heaps of crap they had to ride/drive would have taken a lot of skill to keep on the road/track.

[Riff Raff]

Well I didn't have too much trouble when I travelled to the future... of course it's taking me a while to get to grips with these new fandangled motorcikkel thingies, so that's why I decided to start with the Rebel - not too much in the way of electrickery on her. But I think i've figurred it all out now - I mean I made my own time machine so I can't be too stoopid - and I'm ready to progress to a bigger, better, faster, shinier bike. Yeehaa